Janet Cloninger

These lightbulbs are works of art

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NEWS – Normally, I wouldn’t write about these lightbulbs because they have virtually no information with the listing.  However, they are so beautiful, I did it anyway.  The Speed Warp lightbulbs appear to fit normal lamp sockets.  They seem to have internal fibers that make the bulbs look like the special effects used for hyperspace […]

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Florence is headed this way, and my thoughts have turned to emergency preparedness

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NEWS – Here in North Carolina, we’ve experienced way too many hurricanes coming ashore over the years.  Florence seems to headed our way right now, and it’s time to think about laying in supplies in case we experience power outages and disturbances in other services.  The SolarPuff light would be a good light to have

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LOFTEK 3D Printing Moon Lamp with Touch Control review

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REVIEW – Last year, one of the Christmas gifts we gave our daughter was a 3D-printed moon lamp.  It was supposed to show the Moon’s surface features so that you could feel the textures of the mountains and the craters, but that lamp was disappointingly smooth.  When the Gadgeteer was offered the chance to review

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The secret to a comfy travel pillow lies with a turtle

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NEWS – Do you ever wake up with a stiff, sore neck if you doze off while commuting by planes, trains, or automobiles?  The Trtl Support Travel Pillow is designed to appear you have a soft, hypoallergenic polyester fleece scarf wrapped around your neck, but a “neck brace effect is created by the internal support

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Tiffany has just the thing to help you break your plastic straw habit

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NEWS – We’ve seen some stainless straws you can carry with you to replace using plastic straws, but these metal straws from Tiffany & Co. take the cake.  Instead of stainless, Tiffany makes their straws from sterling silver.  Yep, sterling, and they certainly are priced like jewelry. Up first is Tiffany’s version of a bendy

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Casetify’s beautiful mesh band for Apple Watch costs a fraction of Apple’s price

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NEWS – I love my Apple Watch, and I love it even more after I replaced the Sport band with the Milanese band.  I got the Milanese when I got the Series 1 Watch.  Although I had the aluminum Watch, I thought the stainless Milanese worked well with it.  When I upgraded to the Series

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Remo+ offers the first wireless, over-the-door security camera

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NEWS – Outdoor security cameras comes in a variety of formats – doorbell cams, wall-mounted cameras, even peephole cameras, but Remo+ has the first wireless, over-the-door camera that requires no complicated installation.  You simply hang it over the top of the door, just like you’d hang one of those wreath holders at Christmas time.  You

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Make back-to-school time a little more fun with these supplies

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NEWS – As a kid, did you ever look forward to the new school year, just a little, because you would get new school supplies?  I did, and my love of school supplies has matured into a love of office supplies.  If you or your child also appreciates a nice pencil or notebook, look no

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This bag is perfect for storing and organizing all those little things you carry

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NEWS – I’ve recently started taking knitting classes, and as with everything I do, I make it my mission to find every accessory for the activity to add to my collection.  That means I have a lot of accessories that need to be organized and stored, and I just found the perfect bag for storing

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This garbage can replaces your dustpan for sweeping

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NEWS – I’ve written about items similar to this before.  The Eye Vac is a stationary small vacuum designed to suck up everything you’ve swept up instead of trying to get it up with a dustpan.  The Bruno Smartcan has the vacuum function added to a 13-gallon garbage can, which makes it perfect for a

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Casio turns back time with the re-introduction of two Baby-G watches

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NEWS – If you prefer an old-school watch over a smartwatch, you need to check out these newly released watches from Casio.  I had a beautiful Baby-G watch years ago with a translucent blue case and band, and the face featured an animated swimming dolphin.  These Casio Baby-G Origin Series women’s watches don’t have the

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You’ll want this camping lantern to attract mosquitoes!

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NEWS – Usually, using a light when you’re camping or sitting around outdoors simply attracts mosquitoes to bite and bother you, but this little ENKEEO 2-in-1 Camping Lantern Bug Zapper is designed to lure them in and zap them.  In addition to the light for you to see by, the lantern also has a 360nm-400nm ultraviolet light to

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Wear the solar system on your wrist

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NEWS – I’m fascinated by jewelry and little knickknacks representing the solar system.  I recently found a bracelet with stone beads that shows the sun and all the planets (plus Pluto, too if you want).  The Solar System Stone Bracelet is the perfect gift for the astronomers – or even astrologists if that’s your wont.

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Holtz Leather Co. says it has the perfect groomsmen’s gift

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NEWS – Holtz Leather Co. is a family-owned business that produces handcrafted wood and leather goods.  The Tennessee Whiskey Barrel .30 Caliber Bolt Action Pen and Pen Sleeve is a perfect example of their products.  They purchase complete whiskey barrels from Lynchburg, Tennessee hand-turn the wood into pens or other useful goods.  These white oak barrels

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Pop some corn with the sound of your voice with this GE microwave

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NEWS – GE’s 0.9 Cu. Ft. Capacity Smart Countertop Microwave Oven with Scan-To-Cook Technology (JES1097SMSS) adds Alexa voice control to your microwave.  The microwave connects to your home WiFi, so you can control it with voice commands through your Alexa device.   The 0.9 ft³ oven has 900W of cooking power.  It has a variety of pre-set

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